Boeuf Bourguignon | The French Chef Season 1 | Julia Child

[@harlandted]

I had the honor as a Boston waiter for 38 years to serve her and sometimes her husband. She influenced my life. My mom says after grade school I would plop in front of our old black and white TV, laughing along with Julia. I am so very lucky.

[@outtathyme5679]

Wow

[@angelayates7556]

Your are a very fortunate fellow

[@tomlindsay4629]

That's amazing!

[@noltonmoosomin7697]

Holy smokes, no way 😎 respect 🫡

[@montyduskin4610]

WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH HER !! I WOULD PURCHASE IT !! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS WOMAN !!

[@WelcometomyCapeCodlife]

In the early 90s Julia was here on Cape Cod because she was the special guest conductor for the annual Pops by the Sea concert by the Boston Pops orchestra . I was working in the bakery at a local supermarket. That morning a woman was frantically milling about. I asked her if I could help her (no it wasn’t Julia). She was looking for a baguette, I told her I was just about to put them out as she sighed in relief and I quickly grabbed her one. She leaned in and told me that Julia was going to use it to conduct the orchestra, I was tickled. Sure enough there she was the next day on the Cover of the newspaper conducting the Pops with my baguette!

[@charliesmith_]

❤

[@mmaaggiiccddjj]

is this real?

[@spatulagirl7298]

I was so hoping that’s where this story would end. 😂

[@samueltaylor4989]

@@mmaaggiiccddjjI very much hope so.

[@cathiwim]

@@mmaaggiiccddjji’m sure it was! That sounds like something she would do!

[@julianyc422]

the MAX show Julia goes through the making of this episode. Julia just brought her Kitchen in and all her tools, and bought all the ingredients, and bought all the practice food $$, and fed the crew afterward. She brought culture, style, class, intelligence, empathy, respect and love into American Kitchens.

[@kathym6603]

Beautiful!

[@spatulagirl7298]

@@julianyc422 Julia was an incredible show. ❤️. The casting, the sets, the acting, the pure love of food that they all showed for her recipes and the care that went into crafting them. I’m so heartbroken that they canceled it. It was just beautiful. There was a second season episode that literally had me crying for the sheer beauty of how it was crafted from beginning to end. If there’s a perfect episode of any television show, that episode is one. ❤️

[@andiemorgan961]

Being British, I discovered Julia from the film 'Julie and Julia'. Her shows never reached Britain. Watching some of these vids has revealed what an engaging character she was. Now, I can appreciate Meryl Streep's portrayal of her even more!🤗

[@123hoodnig]

❤

[@bradpenstone515]

As a retired Chef of over two decades I have to say this is the most wholesome thing I've probably ever watched

[@BasilDaAuraChef]

Julia seems like such a genuine, kind soul and I absolutely love watching her cook. Thank you PBS for putting these episodes on KZbin for all to enjoy, Bon Appetit~

[@Darscm]

I’ve been watching Julia Child for 6 decades. She’s taught me so much about cooking. These reruns are a delightful trip down memory lane. Julia never gets old. Thank you.

[@ShirleyDeeDesigns]

I wish I had been watching. I’ve been cooking for45years and learned a lot just watching this one episode, particularly the mushroom and butter part!

[@Maplelust]

you're old.

[@alanhyt79]

When my sister and I were kids, we watched this show religiously. Later, in our teens, we volunteered to make a special dinner for the family. One of the dishes, in the midst of preparing a seven course meal, was a broccoli cheddar souffle. It turned out perfectly, for three reasons: We followed the recipe exactly, no one had ever told us that it was difficult to do, and as kids we'd watched Jilia Child make one. She was a brilliant teacher who made everything in French cooking seem so simple, easy, and logical.

[@PeaceIsJesusChrist]

@Alan, I love this so much!!! Not only because you cooked with your sister, but I love the, _”because no one ever told us it was difficult…”_ You had no reason to fear it, so y’all just did it! Such a valuable life lesson, and such a cute comment. What special memories you will always have of those times! ❤

[@alanhyt79]

@@PeaceIsJesusChrist Thank you so much! She and I still spend time together, almost 50 years later!

[@PeaceIsJesusChrist]

@@alanhyt79 I love that! Such a blessing!! 😊

[@4gma59]

@@PeaceIsJesusChrist 💯

[@4gma59]

Love this! Thank you for sharing your sweet memory.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

It's the S&H Green stamps title that gives me an instant flashback to my childhood. My mom saved those and Bluechip stamps. Every little kid who stayed home from school or was in the nursery school age bracket watched cooking shows and then pretended they were narrating a cooking show. Now we've got the Internet and KZbin anyone can be a TV chef.

[@annier6835]

Well, today I finally learned how to peel onions and properly cook mushrooms. I’m 73. 😂

[@grim8080]

Better anytime than no time sir 🙏

[@grim8080]

Im currently going through college with culinary as my major and my coworker/friend got me one of her books and its been a surprisingly enlightening read, im glad i came across such a great person haha

[@Maplelust]

lol. goof

[@Katesac]

Same except I am 74😅

[@jaredh4183]

My mom is a horrible cook. When I moved out at 18 I got obsessed with Martha Stewart and later Julia Child videos so I learned to do things right. Several years ago I watched my mom peel every entire onion like it was a potato and was horrified. Taught her the correct way that day. She's 63. Glad I had these ladies teaching me the right way online.

[@madeleinereads]

My Dad passed away a couple of months ago, and I know that I'll think of him every time I watch cooking shows, including The French Chef with Julia Child. My father loved food, and he loved to eat. He was an incredible cook, and my parents have quite a collection of cookbooks, including some of Julia Child's. I recently went to the Smithsonian mainly to see Julia Child's kitchen in the exhibit on food in America. Seeing that kitchen made me think of my Dad. I miss you, Dad. ❤ And thank you, Julia Child, for changing American kitchens and food forever. Rest in peace. I wonder if Dad and Julia are having conversations about food and recipes right now. 🥰

[@cathiwim]

I loved that exhibit! It was great! I grew up in her era, but was never taught to cook. Watching Julia fills in the gaps nicely. I also watch a buch of other shows by WGBH, like this Old House. America’s test Kitchen

[@madeleinereads]

@ My dad used America’s Test Kitchen a lot! So does my mom. 😊

[@davidmoss2548]

She was as close to a culinary genius that we had in the late 50s and early 60s. She knew her stuff, seriously. I am in awe. This is the first episode. I can't stop watching.

[@user-wi9hv2pb2q]

She was also very brave, patriotic and a propaganda expert. People know her as a chef, but her hidden life was Fascinating.

[@hamsandjenohbacon]

I cringed a little when she tasted the beef broth when the meat wasn't cooked fully!

[@GeorgiaMostly]

@@hamsandjenohbacon I relate, but some people eat beef tartar…

[@Sarasdad91]

Many Chefs today wont explain what their doing the way Julia did. She explains many details of the cooking experience. I sure miss this lady. And i loved the movie Julie and Julia. Not so much the Julie part, but the Julia part was fantastic.

[@annseabolt6645]

You should watch the Prime series Julia. It was terrific.

[@wickandde]

Yeah the Julie part was annoying

[@aussiemouth747]

​@wickandde It is one of my fave movies but I often skip through the Julie bits to get to the Julia.🥰

[@tomlindsay4629]

The first episode of the first season of the first Julia Child show. Magic, and I've read that they really struggled with production. Gives joy to my heart.

[@scottboettcher1344]

I was wondering if this isn't the very first COOKING show ever done.

[@imcnagpc2]

You can tell, she wasn't use to which camera to look at.

[@LoisCandler]

​@scottboettcher1344 julia was the 4th, and to many, the Best!❤ to this day!😘

[@jflsdknf]

I've been watching the entire French Chef for the first time, starting from episode 1. An episode is my therapy at the end of every night. Takes me back to a more peaceful and simpler time. Not to mention how much I'm learning from Julia

[@TheLandscaper0115]

Same. So strange it does transport to a calmer simpler less chaotic mood.

[@lcflngn]

I’m learning so much too! Many things have changed, but I did not know about waiting for the butter to stop foaming, or to stop the mushrooms after browning a little on high, piercing the ends of the onions, & other details. Thought I knew a lot about cooking by now, but I guess not!

[@charliesmith_]

🙏 a life saver. Blissful

[@outtathyme5679]

Julia’s memory is a blessing to us all

[@jocelynsagemitchell]

Thank you PBS for bringing Julia to KZbin! Love this!

[@bensonrichard561]

Hello Jocely, How are you doing today?

[@Chrisfeb68]

I used to watch the Julia Child show on PBS when I was a kid. Nobody ever really made much of a deal out of it. It’s only recently that people have come to appreciate that show.

[@amyfisher6380]

I love how she tells her audience what kind of substitutes can be used for certain ingredients. At that time, not everyone in the US had access to the exact ingredients she preferred to use in her cooking, so telling everyone that they can use something a little different went a long way with lots of people.

[@imac1960]

I remember watching this show on black and white TV back in the good old days when they had good wholesome programming I don't even watch TV anymore Julia Child you were the best

[@JohnnyinMN]

For some odd reason, I watched her as a kid on a b&w TV on PBS. All I remember is always getting hungry.

[@rayreineu]

I'm so happy to see these episodes on KZbin! She is such a legend

[@monaonassis6346]

I am so glad these are available to us today, to still learn from her.

[@frst78]

As a home chef on a budget who loves anything gourmet I tend towards higher end pots, utensils, and whatnot when I can find it secondhand or on discount. I got my 129.00 pepper mill for .50 for instance. And I literally have a perfect selection of 100 fancy labeled matching spice jars. But Julia humbles me with her odd little jars of spices and vintage aluminum pots, simple but expertly chosen ingredients, and unpretentious cooking methods. She creates accessible gourmet fare fit for both royalty and the common man. Growing up with a mother who struggled a bit in the kitchen in the 80s, I would watch Julia with awe at how easy she made it look. My mom now comes to my house for dinners and enjoys my attempts at Julia's wonderful recipes with my ridiculously fancy cookware that doesn't do a darn thing better than Julia's lol. I highly recommend her creamy mushroom soup btw. This recipe is next.

[@reneetuer3525]

I made this and it was absolutely delicious, and the best dinner I ever made.

[@olenfersoi8887]

Though she was always engaging, with quite a sense of humor, most of us are so used to seeing Julia when she was quite old and stooped. So, it's lovely to see her in her younger prime! Thankfully, shows like this, her very first French chef episode, have been preserved.

[@sodoffbaldrick3038]

My mom's holy trinity of cookbooks..The Joy of Cooking, Fanny Farmer, and, of course, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Wonderful memories watching these episodes.

[@cathiwim]

I still have, and use, my mother’s 1955 Joy of Cooking! Fannie Farmer was a wedding gift in 1975, and America’s Test Kitchen, when they first started!

[@pianoman551000]

Did anyone else notice the washer and dryer set behind Julia's right side? They came with the prefab kitchen set by general electric. My aunt also had her washer and dryer set in the kitchen by the back door of her home. (Loved watching Julia Child, the best cooking instructor around!!)

[@thecourtlyalchemist]

Julia Child and Graham Kerr, aka the Galloping Gourmet, taught me how to cook. When I was growing up, I was never allowed to watch my mother and sisters in the kitchen, but I could watch all the TV I wanted. Back in the seventies, these two chefs lived on my PBS station.

[@charleslong8870]

My wife loved watching the Galloping Gourmet.❤

[@ortizu2]

I miss her. I grew up in the 80”s. Watching PBS every Saturday. She made me love cooking. Cooking is a challenge. But she made it so easy. RIP Julia

[@kathym6603]

So many lessons in one! Julia rules.

[@liannebedard5521]

I made this dish exactly as she does for years. It was the first “company” meal after I married, and though I branched out over the years, if my guests include someone I have never cooked for…this is the menu.

[@mimo4000]

The way Julia prepares Boeuf Bourguignon makes it look simple and easy! I've used various recipes that were very complicated and hard to follow. I suppose that's the difference between a truly great chef like Julia and lesser mortals. Next time I'll use her method!

[@olgayakirevich9308]

She gives so clear explanations, and her language is so rich, it's nice just listening her

[@Seisenberg]

My mom born in 1945 loved cooking beef bourguignon

[@danielvhogan]

I made this last weekend and it was amazing! Really so easy I thought. My co-workers were jealous of my leftovers!

[@spt1421]

Delicious chef

[@lindzaay42oneT]

I learned how to cook watching her as a child. ❤ forever thankful I watched her growing up.

[@garywilliams7454]

@lindzaay42oneT I worked at WGBH/Boston in the 1970s and she was very nice to me. I wrote a number of scripts. She was a little bit nutty but very nice.

[@alexandraburack9242]

Watched this when it originally aired and just rewatched it now. The food of the country people is still the best French food.

[@wobbles7915]

Thats how it is anywhere. High end "American cuisine" has nothing on hashbrown casserole from the northern states, proper Solyanka soup from eastern europe could be passed off at any michelin star'd joint.

[@briand2614]

1963. I wonder how many people were on a fat free diet. 😊This is very special to watch. Thanks Julia.

[@happycat3399]

By far my favorite episode is the chicken episode!! 😂 She had such a wonderful sense of humor. My mother watched this show religiously and we could not make a peep nor move, the entire show. I was mesmerized. And our mother recreated these wonderful dishes for us! As we got older we helped out in the kitchen chopping, stirring, measuring , presentation, etc. This is a real treat to be able to see them again!! 💕

[@727100bear]

what a lovely down to earth lady - and what a treasure - I imagine she never dreamed how popular these lovely, informative clips would become

[@lindam-c5933]

Made it, it is delicious! So easy following her. Going to try Coq au vin next. Wish I could share a picture.

[@lizlandry3388]

It will be the best coq you ever put in your mouth!

[@robertdoherty2001]

For her first show she demonstrates the grace, aplomb and timing for which she became noted. No nervousness or screw-ups (those entertaining gaffes came later).

[@justrosy5]

Thank you so much for posting this and the other playlists! I was born way too late to be able to watch her shows live, and while they have been on PBS throughout my lifetime, I've only been able to watch a handful of them. Now I can see them all! Bless you for doing this!

[@damongulick4306]

I am a former Army Intel officer. I have always been impressed my her and her husband's life story. I think it was so telling that when her career took off after they returned to the US that he washed pots and pans on her show so that he could be close to her!!!

[@silianerobertabarros3792]

Já conhecia a história da Julia, sempre fui apaixonada por gastronomia. Tenho assistido os episódios originais depois da série da HBO, realmente ela foi genial

[@kathym6603]

It was a long time ago, wasn't it? Translate from the Spanish: I already knew Julia's story, I was always passionate about gastronomy. I have attended the original episodes after the HBO series, it was really great

[@fluffy_mcflooferson4635]

Really impressive. This video was very minimally edited: they shot it in one long take with a few cameras. If you read My Life in France, there are a lot of stories about how she got started making cooking shows. And notice she's using an electric stove (!).

[@lizlandry3388]

The kitchen is the pbs set. She would have preferred a gas stove

[@kristinekuhlmeier8201]

Right?! I noticed the electric mid way and that was a shock!

[@calmeilles]

@@lizlandry3388 Quite true. If you look at Julia's kitchen in the Smithsonian there is a gas range. When shows were filmed at her home the table was removed an a cooking island with an electric cook-top put in it's place, electric because of it's temporary nature.

[@oliviaann1399]

Just finished My Life in France, it was fantastic!

[@Henry1814]

Yes. Electric. Ruins anything you put on the stove. Julia knew that. This "Boeuf" was clearly inedible. You can see it in her face. Don't even mention an electric oven. She was so diplomatic. Breathe in a little methane and gather your wits.

[@Dara604]

I went to a local restaurant with my parents a few weeks ago. and they had beef bourguignon as a special, and I ordered it, and I tried it for the first time, and I LOVED IT!!! I thought of Julia as I was eating it, and she would have loved their version of it too, except the restaurant served their version with mashed potatoes. It was delicious! Next time we go out, and beef bourguignon is on the menu, I'm getting it again! Thanks, Julia for introducing me to this dish! Maybe my mom will make it someday.

[@judithherrera9177]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!! I love her!

[@nurselibby96]

I grew up in the Boston area in the '60s' and I watched Julia Child's French Chef show every week on PBS. I learned so much about the fine art of cooking as a girl which I have always been grateful for.. I have always thought of her as AuntJulia and she was inspirational.

[@OAN3476]

It's so cool hearing her talk about things as if they're brand new. The icebox, new electric washing machines, wire wisks. It's a huge difference to today.

[@karenfallon8488]

I learned to cook by watching Julia from the very beginning.i then read, cover to cover, Mastering the Art of French cooking vol. 1 Best ever and I've read a lot! You will learn techniques!

[@Mr4stringer]

If you pay attention to what Julia does, the end result is outstanding. Even though there are newer and less time consuming versions of this dish and others that she made back in the 1960s, Julia was the first in bringing classic cooking to the american home. She should have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gordon Ramsay is my idol, but I can guarantee that he has used some of Julias recipes during his rise to stardom

[@sunspot42]

This isn’t really very time consuming, tho. There isn’t a ton of prep work, and there aren’t a lot of steps. Preparing and sautéing the beef, onions and mushrooms would take less than half an hour I’d imagine. The rest of it is just simmering away in the oven and then maybe 15 minutes tops to combine everything at the end and add the beurre manie (which is magic).

[@Mr4stringer]

Glad you feel that way

[@lastonegal6533]

How come this dish was without the bacon? I guess I should make it without it? She's like a mother to me! I love her❤

[@DandyLion662a]

@@lastonegal6533Yeah, the lardons. Her printed recipe is much more complicated. Like tossing regular onions and carrots into the beef & stock as it's simmering, then extracting them through a sieve or cheesecloth, before thickening with flour & adding the mushrooms & pearl onions.

[@Norfing1995]

A beautiful promotion of great French cuisine. Merci Madame!

[@kristinekuhlmeier8201]

Be still my heart. I just adore everything about her and all that she has done!

[@timthomas4046]

I had the great joy to watch most of her first shows. I went on to be the executive chef in a chain steakhouse. My position was not at all valued. It was a wonderful learning for me. I went on to cook for a few years.

[@sharonstotts7493]

OMG IM 74 BEEN COOKING FOR 60 YEARS NOBODY EVER TOLD ME TO PAT DRY MY MEAT. I ALWAYS TRIED TO GET A BROWN SEAR LIKE MY MOM'S.

[@morticia981]

I'm 57 and was thinking the very same thing!

[@LorenIpsem]

We learn something new every day. At least you weren’t like me…I heard that early on and dismissed it as foolishness. And then I wondered why I couldn’t brown my foods!

[@Erica-N007]

I brown the beef in the pot so that the frond is captured as well. Yum! Making this today. 🤤

[@spye007]

What a delight she was. I will be making this next weekend. I didn't know about the froth on the butter, so I definitely learned something from the lovely Julia today :)

[@KH-nt7ej]

Yeah me too. I always thought froth was good. 😅

[@Jmanmusician]

It astonishes between the 60 years or more in leap of technology, and there's no beating the culinary techniques that we still use today just the same. It doesn't matter if it's 1933 or 2023 cooking is the same. Thank you Julia

[@manxology]

Women like this no longer exist. Great lady! Good cook.

[@spatulagirl7298]

We lost my mother in law a few months ago and she and my father in law adored Julia Child. They had a thank you letter (still have it framed and hung) from her and I know it was their prized possession. My mother in law has made her boeuf bourguignon many times but I don’t think I ever had it. My husband was never a fan of it (although he loves Julia recipes) but I’m going to make it in her honor soon. It won’t be as good as my mother in law’s but I’ll try to do her proud. ❤️

[@ElaineEC]

I made this today. It was amazingly good. Sorry Mom, this will be the stew I make from now on. Oh and Julia’s technique for sautéing mushrooms resulted in perfect mushrooms!

[@rachelm7525]

Here in the UK we had a lady of a similar style to Julia Child, her name was Fanny Craddock, and she was a force to be reckoned with! 😊 But I bet half the famous TV chefs wouldn't be where they are today without her influence.

[@lightmarker3146]

Julia mentions Fanny in her omelet show .

[@rachelm7525]

@@lightmarker3146 did she? Well, well! 🙂

[@lightmarker3146]

@@rachelm7525 yes she said Fanny could make any pan work for omelets and had demonstrated that with guests pans .

[@lightmarker3146]

@@rachelm7525 it's mentioned in the episode " elegance with eggs" .

[@EphemeralProductions]

She was wayyyy more of a wench than Julia ever was though!! lol. Julia was nice. Fanny was not!! lol

[@lizjoyce4846]

Wonderful being able to see Julie again. Well done and thank you

[@CELTICFOXSTUDIO77777]

I remember Julia when I was young, now, I've watched her for a week and have learned a great deal, thought I knew how to cook 🥴, boy was I wrong, Love you Julia 😘🎶

[@sueallen8188]

S&H green stamps- a Childhood Memory!!!

[@ReeseyPiecey11]

this is my favorite thing to make when i wanna impress someone; surprisingly easy and SO delicious.

[@deborahsmylie-hi1xe]

I grew up watching Julia! I still love her! She was quite humorous

[@markgordon5387]

My grandmother and mother saw her show, when she first started.

[@usaneebeilles9510]

She’s shared her knowledge w/the world, explaining v clearly about the ingredients in using- of what, how & why❤which I find it quite rare In this kind of program. For this, I’m appreciated & sincerely thankful to the lady- Julia Child. Thanks for the re-upload such a good, useful program. Have a nice day🙂everyone.

[@mommas2470]

If you haven't seen "Julie and Julia" you really should. It is WONDERFUL

[@user-on7zd8yi8g]

Yes, I love it, but don’t watch it when you’re hungry 😀

[@rxonmymind8362]

My mostest favorite CHEF ever. Julia Rocks.

[@ilirllukaci5345]

My younger brother and I had a chuckle in our youth at her throwing implements offstage and turning into the camera with a self satisfied smile. Cabernet is good.

[@montserratsantiesteban9550]

I love how this is a somewhat complicated recipe for beginners, but the way she explains everything make it so easy to follow and understand and...you learn some things that you can apply for other dishes too, she was teaching how to properly cook a d not just how to make a recipe

[@hadaryahmorgan5711]

I love her and her show, causes joy!

[@amiblueful]

It was live, unscripted, and low-budget back then. Julia was a natural from the beginning.

[@doriskuria7191]

I just came here after watching the movie on netflix ❤❤❤soon I'll buy her cook book 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@IanYav5.9]

Made this last night from her cookbook, it's a lot of work but probably one of the best things I have ever made

[@marygammon2982]

Making this for Christmas dinner today

[@AnalyticsAndResearch_Fast]

She forgot to serve the onions?😂 I am just so impressed how well they timed this 1st episode given no budget to edit. Just amazing 🎉

[@marymintz9147]

She puts the onions in at 23:40 -- right before the mushrooms go in with the beef.

[@johnmiller4973]

Where it all began for Julia Child and The French Chef.... A icon was born with this episode

[@quiggleyscripple]

I'm so glad her show is available again! Grew up watching her do her stuff and still use some of her specialities. (I learned the pepper at the end from her, and my love of French carbon steel chef's knives).

[@KAMMD]

Making this weekend ! Really not difficult just a little time to prep !!! Always on my autumn/winner menus !

[@valarievowles9022]

Just caught this. I like to think I'm a bit of a chef, but I've learnt a couple of things from this magnificent woman. Thank you

[@oursmalltribe5189]

I love how she teaches as she cooks.

[@qlhomemade]

The first time I know about her is on Julie & Julia Movie's. I really want to try to cooking Boeuf Bourguignon.

[@rontaumelscheibe]

Preparing this delicious dish since the last 15 years @xmas. A beautiful and delicious tradition 😊. Merry Xmas from Munich

[@nancycatania7763]

Loved this!

[@almawebber]

she is fabulous - started watching the series Julia but find this much more entertaining!

[@IAMAGOD1982]

A national treasure she is!!!💥

[@marinadegiulio643]

What a remarkable woman, it is so educational the history mingled with how to prepare and cook wonderful

[@jonathanstewart9838]

So approachable! Can’t wait to make this tomorrow!

[@YT4Me57]

Her instructions are so simple and easy to follow, I feel that I can roll right into the kitchen and rustle up a Boef Burginion or Coq au Vin!

[@sharonsmith583]

I made this for my sister in law a few years ago, she wanted it for her birthday meal. It was fabulous!

[@msmegs93]

Wonderful! Love these 💖

[@darrylmanco6040]

This recipe is awesome! I made it this Holiday season, with the added insight from her book. There was nothing left. This dish is a layered delight beyond yum 😋😋

[@passiveaggressive6175]

My grandparents were buying olive oil from the chemist in the 1950s. They used to clear ear wax. How far we’ve come 😅😅😅😅

[@TNTspaz]

Being the first to do it. It's kind of ironic that everyone who followed her always tried to make things prim and proper. Not realizing the reason people loved her so much was because she wasn't perfect but she still knew what she was doing. She had the personality for it. She was real She wasn't the best teacher or cook but none of the best teachers or cooks even took television seriously until she did it. The TV producers didn't even take it seriously until they were forced to. Cause they viewed television as "elevated". Everything needed to be scripted perfectly Even her cookbook was ahead of her time. With many French Chefs jealous that they didn't think of doing it first

[@strife2405]

If you plan to make this recipe here's few updates since her time/cooking period.. (not hating on Julia Child, she's great entertainment, but just few pointers to make it even better). -For extra browning of the meat and extra flavour, cut the beef and let it air dry in your fridge this'll take out the surface moister better then the paper towel. Much better and even searing. -Make sure you season your meat before searing in the pan. (yes she seasoned the stew after but seasoning you meat as your sear builds layers of flavour rather then just tossing in a bunch of salt. -Don't stir your beef let it sit and brown on each side before flipping . Stirring the beef is counterpreductive and just doesn't get all that even searing you want to achieve for flavour. Take your time and adjust your heat like she said. -Also don't forget to brown your tomato paste in the pan before adding in the wine.

[@imapiratezombie]

How long should I let it air dry?

[@strife2405]

@@imapiratezombie just like 30minutes or longer. Can also just pat dry if your in a hurry. Essentially you don’t want moisture in the pan. That’s why the oil reacts with the water and then you get splatters and no browning. It’s the same like when you roast a whole chicken you air dry it in the fridge a whole day and you get crispy roast.

[@hermitwatcher8997]

Wish I read this first

[@sadjaxx]

I got the impression that she was moving the meat around so much to prevent sticking - because of the type of pan she was using.

[@queenbnatural]

Also she was raving about the nonstick pan but we now know that Teflon is toxic, especially at high heat.